Trent W. Shuey

Trent W.
Shuey

Percussionist, educator, and arranger. Assistant Director of Bands and Senior Instructor of Percussion at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.

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Study percussion at Angelo State

Dr. Shuey has taught at Angelo State since 2015, and graduates of his studio are teaching and performing across Texas and beyond.

Lessons cover snare drum, timpani, drum set, and Latin and world percussion, with an emphasis on orchestral performance, period-correct approaches to the repertoire, all keyboard percussion, multiple percussion, and jazz. Every player finds a place in the Percussion Ensemble, the jazz bands, or the Ram Band Drumline, and non-majors are welcome too.

Meet the percussion studio

A teaching studio with a marimba, drums, and shelves of music

What he directs

Angelo State University Percussion Ensemble logo Angelo State University Jazz Ensemble logo Angelo State University Jazz Combos logo Angelo State University Ram Band logoAngelo State Drumline logo Ram Horns logo

  • Percussion Ensemble

    Concerts every semester, from Ivan Treviño's Glimmer to House Music, a spring 2026 program of music for found objects built around John Cage's Living Room Music.

  • Ram Band Drumline

    Every battery arrangement is written by Dr. Shuey. The line has grown from 8 players to more than 20.

  • Jazz Ensembles

    The ASU Big Band and jazz combos, with jam sessions open to the community at the House of FiFi DuBois downtown.

  • Ram Horns

    Dr. Shuey created the Ram Horns name and identity in 2016 and has directed the group since.

Watch

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Shuey Brew, Coffee Stains, an Office, and the Spine, William KangWorld premiere with the composer, 2020
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A Tribute to Chick CoreaASU Jazz Ensemble

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Coming up

  1. ASU Jazz Combos

    Halloween Concert and Jam Session

    4:00 p.m. at The House of FiFi DuBois

    Concert at 4:00, open jam at 5:00. Every musician on stage is in costume. Bring your instrument and sit in.

    ProgramAdd to calendar

    Poster: ASU Jazz Combos Halloween concert and jam session, Saturday, Oct. 31, 4 to 6 p.m., free, 123 S. Chadbourne St.

  2. ASU Percussion Ensemble

    In C

    7:00 p.m. at Elta Joyce Murphey Auditorium

    Varèse, Ionisation; Mahler, Adagietto from Symphony No. 5, arranged by Grubbs; and Terry Riley, In C.

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    Poster: ASU Percussion Ensemble, Varèse Ionisation, Mahler Adagietto, Riley In C, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, Elta Joyce Murphey Auditorium, free

  3. Ram Band and Drumline

    Home football

    6:00 p.m. at LeGrand Stadium

    Kickoff at 6:00 p.m.

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All events

The West Texas Symphony percussion section, some in Halloween masks, October 2026
With the West Texas Symphony percussion section, October 2026
Dr. Shuey on stage in Lubbock before the Tito Puente Jr. show, May 2026
In Lubbock for the Tito Puente Jr. show, May 2026

Recent performances

Oct. 2026
Section percussion, West Texas SymphonyAlso in August 2026.
Oct. 2026
A Tribute to Chick Corea, ASU Jazz EnsembleRecent jazz sessions.
Fall 2026
Ram Band DrumlineEvery home football game and the Homecoming parade, playing battery arrangements by Dr. Shuey.
Sept. 2026
ASU Jazz Combos at the House of FiFi DuBoisA concert and open jam session downtown.
Sept. 2026
Principal timpani, Amarillo Symphony
May 2026
Percussionist on bongos and mambo bell for Tito Puente Jr. in Lubbock, Texas.
Apr. 2026
Shuey and Friends, with an ASU jazz comboAt the Norris-Vincent College of Business.

All performances

Follow along

Concerts, students, and life between gigs.

Thinking about Angelo State?

Prospective students can set up a free lesson and a tour of the percussion studio. Music majors and non-majors are both welcome.

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